Introduction to Effective Assessment Practice: September 14, 2023
This course provides an overview of assessment principles and practices in contemporary higher education. The course prepares current and future assessment professionals to design and implement successful assessment practices that enhance teaching .
Welcome to Introduction to Effective Assessment Practices
Greeting and Overview of Course Assignments & Expectations Video
Greeting Video and Walk Through of Course
Course Outline, Expectations, and Outcomes
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Module 1, Week 1: Setting the Context
'Why Do I Assess?' Essay - Due September 13
This Week's Reading - Due September 13
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Slide Deck
Module 1 Recording
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Module 2, Week 2: Building Assessment Literacy
Assessment Project Proposal - Due September 20
This Week's Reading - Due September 20
Is This Outcome Good? - Due September 20
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Slide Deck
Module 2 Recording
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Module 3, Week 3: Choosing Assessment Measures
Assessment Project Goals and Outcomes - Due September 27
This Week's Reading - Due September 27
More Assessment Terminology - And What it All Means! - Due September 27
Wrapping Up With Targets - Due September 27
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Slide Deck
Module 3 Recording
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Module 4, Week 4: Making Use of Data
Mid Term Course Feedback - Due October 4
Assessment Project Measures and Targets - Due October 4
This Week's Reading - Due October 4
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Slide Deck
Module 4 Recording
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Module 5, Week 5: Engaging Stakeholders
Share Your Experience - Due October 11
Assessment Project Data Collection Plan - Due October 11
This Week's Reading - Due October 11
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Class Presentation
Module 5 Recording
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Module 6, Week 6: Putting it All Together
Final Assessment Project - Due October 18
Poster Presentation - Due October 18
More examples: Assessment Plans and Poster Project
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Module 6 Slides
Module 6 Recording
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Final Refection: Why I Assess
Why I Assess Reflection - Due by October 25
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Resources
Articles, books, or other interesting items
Instructors
Weave Knowledge Center Expert
Dr. Tisha Paredes
Until June 2021, Dr. Tisha M. Paredes was the Assistant Vice President for Institutional Effectiveness & Assessment at Old Dominion University. Prior to accepting this position in 2015, she served as the office’s Research Associate, Senior Research Associate, and Director of Assessment. Tisha helped to promote institutional effectiveness activities at all levels of the University. She has presented workshops and consulted on topics including institutional effectiveness, academic and administrative assessment, general education assessment, QEP assessment, and SACSCOC compliance. She has served on several on and off-site accreditation committees as a reviewer and led a team of reviewers. Her book, Using Focus Groups to Listen, Learn, and Lead in Higher Education, was published in summer 2018. Tisha stepped away from ODU to focus on consulting with other institutions. She is currently serving a 3-year term on the Fulbright Specialist roster, allowing her to support assessment and accreditation activities at international institutions.
Full Professor in Applied Communications, University of Arkansas at Little Rock
Kristen McIntyre
Kristen A. McIntyre (Ph.D., North Dakota State University) is a full professor in the Department of Applied Communication at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock and serves as the Provost's Faculty Associate in Assessment. She directs the ACOM 1300: Introduction to Communication program as well as the UA-Little Rock Communication Skills Center. Her co-authored publications in communication education can be found in Communication Quarterly, Communication Teacher, The Communication Centers Movement in Higher Education, Best Practices in Experiential and Service Learning in Communication, and The Handbook of Communication Training: A Best Practices Framework for Assessing and Developing Competence.
